Social Vulnerability in Europe: The New Configuration of Social Risks

By Costanzo Ranci

This book explores the dimensions and characteristics of social vulnerability in Western Europe. It provides a broad empirical foundation for recent theories on the emergence of new social risks in post-industrial societies, revealing to what extent social risks are compromising the 'normal' functioning of the European population.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230580912
• ISBN13: 9780230580916
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"